Hillary C. Rankin

Associate

Pittsburgh Phone +1.412.560.7471 Fax +1.412.560.7001

One Oxford Centre, 32nd Fl.//Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401//United States

Hillary Rankin focuses her practice on product liability, complex mass tort, and toxic tort disputes. She is part of a team that serves as national counsel for several manufacturers involved in asbestos litigation throughout the country.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Hillary defended manufacturers of industrial equipment and automobile brakes, along with premises defendants in all stages of mass tort litigation in both state and federal court. She also engaged in general insurance defense and obtained successful results for a third party administrator in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Awards and Affiliations

Member, American Bar Association; Allegheny County Bar Association

Recipient, Best Student Paper Award, "The EPA’s Clean Power Plan and Its Effects on Southwestern Pennsylvania", Integrity of Creation Conference (2015)

Admissions

Pennsylvania
West Virginia
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Education

Duquesne University School of Law, 2016, J.D.
Duquesne University, 2013, B.A., summa cum laude

Services

Regions

North America

Events

1/1/2015 - Integrity of Creation Climate Change

Publications

10/26/2022 - Real-World Litigation Impacts of Enforceability of Indemnification Provisions in Energy Contracts

2017 - The EPA’s Clean Power Plan and Its Effects on Southwestern Pennsylvania, The Urgency of Climate Change: Pivotal Perspectives